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Organ-on-a-Chip e-Symposium

Date: 17 November 2021   Time: 13:30 - 16:00

Please join us for an afternoon of research talks on the latest developments in organ-on-a-chip and in vitro models technology.

This month's keynote lecture will be from Professor Valerie Weaver, University of California, San Francisco on "Forcing the glycocalyx to drive tumor aggression"

Chair: Adrian Biddle QMUL Register Here

1.30 pm Abstract talks:

Mairi Sandison, Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde: "Adenomyosis-on-a-chip: a 3D endometrial-myometrial microfluidic model"

Chiara de Lucia, Department of Physics, University of Surrey/National Physical Laboratory: "Feasibility and potentials of using OOAC for improving radiotherapy"

Jennifer Ashworth, Biodiscovery Institute, University of Nottingham: "Peptide gel tissue models of defined composition and mechanics for probing cell-matrix interactions in vitro"

2.30pm Flash talk:

Kinga Suba, Imperial College London: "Pancreatic Islet on a Chip as a Platform for Understanding Beta-Cell Connectivity"

2.35pm Q&A

3pm Keynote lecture: Prof Valerie Weaver, University of California, San Francisco on "Forcing the glycocalyx to drive tumor aggression"

All registered attendees will receive a meeting link prior to the meeting.

Updated by: Julia Coffey